Weathering and erosin Flashcards

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Erosin

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The gradual destruction or demotion of something

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What is weathering

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To wear away or change the appearance or texture of something.

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Mechanical weathering

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Weathering that hasn’t changed the chemical composition of the rock

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Chemical weathering

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The erosin or disintegration of a object caused by chemicals

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Permeable

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Allowing liquids and gases to pass threw a object

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Abrasion

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The process of scraping or weathering away

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Ice wedging

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When water seeps into ice and freeze which causes cracks to widen

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Oxidation

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The process or result of oxidation or being oxidized

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Carbonic acid

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A very weak acid formed in solution when carbon dioxide dissolves in water

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Acid rain

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When polluted air gets evaporated with the air vapor which causes very little acid in rain

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Carbon dioxide

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A gas produced by burning carbon

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